Games like The Thing from Nowhere
If The Thing from Nowhere is your kind of game, the closest matches are Subsurface Circular, Sarawak and Quarantine Circular — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About The Thing from Nowhere: Travel to a remote town in Alaska and uncover the truth behind reported sightings of a mythical creature from ancient Inuit folklore. A Choose Your Own Adventure mystery set in the 1950s, inspired by classic monster movies and Amiga's "It Came from the Desert".
Players who liked The Thing from Nowhere also play
Steam players who put hours into The Thing from Nowhere also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Subsurface Circular
WHY THIS
Top pick for The Thing from Nowhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular.
Quarantine Circular
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for The Thing from Nowhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.
Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for The Thing from Nowhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
Roadwarden
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for The Thing from Nowhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for The Thing from Nowhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Burly Men at Sea
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for The Thing from Nowhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.
Omen Exitio: Plague
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for The Thing from Nowhere fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below The Thing from Nowhere at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Thing from Nowhere on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Thing from Nowhere on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Peggle Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Thing from Nowhere on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Thing from Nowhere on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Thing from Nowhere on Steam right now. Shares Indie with The Thing from Nowhere.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Insaniquarium Deluxe
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Thing from Nowhere on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
The craziest aquarium game ever! Tend to your fish, keep them happy and they'll reward you with coins and jewels. Buy tank upgrades or egg parts which hatch different in-tank pets. These pets can help you feed your fish, collect coins, or even protect against the aliens that will invade your tank.
Bejeweled® 3
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under The Thing from Nowhere on Steam right now. Shares Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
The biggest, brightest Bejeweled ever! Discover all-new ways to play the world’s #1 puzzle game. Find your perfect match with 8 breathtaking game modes that meet all your moods.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Thing from Nowhere.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Bongo Cat
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with The Thing from Nowhere.
Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Basements n' Basilisks: Storms of Sorcery
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Thing from Nowhere.
A visual novel paying satirical homage to the world’s greatest TTRPG. Make important choices, roll countless dice, build lasting relationships, explore magical lands and experience all the rest of the crap you expect from a fantasy game without the hassle of finding actual friends to play with!
The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
Delouse your room with sage and pack up your travel-sized ouija board, it’s time to re-enter Twin Lakes - America’s 34th most haunted city. Join Detective McQueen as he puzzles his way through 9 chilling cases, risking life and pixelated limb to solve the macabre mysteries that plague the poor town.
Burly Men at Sea
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Thing from Nowhere.
A branching folktale misadventure about a trio of large, bearded fishermen. Shape a custom tale that begins again where it ends, through waters where lurk creatures from Scandinavian folklore.
Frequently asked about The Thing from Nowhere
- How much does The Thing from Nowhere cost?
- The Thing from Nowhere is listed on Steam at 1.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to The Thing from Nowhere?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside The Thing from Nowhere are Subsurface Circular, Sarawak, Quarantine Circular.
- Who developed The Thing from Nowhere?
- The Thing from Nowhere was developed by Equanimity Studios.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on The Thing from Nowhere.
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